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Pier 17 (Fulton Street Dock)
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Berenice Abbott's photo of the "Mary P. Mosquita", a trawling vessel, at Pier 17. November 26, 1935. In the background, the chimney of the New York Steam Corporation at 130 John Street is visible, as well as the tallest buildings of the Financial District (from left to right): Farmers Trust, 60 Wall Tower, Bank of Manhattan, 116 John Street, and 111 John Street.
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Pier 17 (Fulton Street Dock)
\[South Street Piers; Schooners] Black and white image of several men standing on Pier 17 watching the ships. Brooklyn Bridge in background.
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New York Bay from the Brooklyn Bridge, undated.
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View of the East River looking north from the Brooklyn Bridge tower, 1894.
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Floating Hospital Patients Waiting for Doctor Examination People, mostly children and some adults, in line for health exam before boarding the Floating Hospital. Steamship docked in background. Caption: Patients Awaiting Doctor's Examination.
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Suspected Case of Contagious Disease Women and children on dock, waiting to board the Floating Hospital. Caption: Suspected Case of Contagious Disease.
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Examination Before Admission to the Floating Hospital Patients receiving health inspection prior to boarding the Floating Hospital. Boat in background on right. Caption: Examination Before Admission to Hospital.
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Children's City Hospital Patients in Ward B of the Floating Hospital Four toddler age children lying in bed and crib on the Floating Hospital. The children have shaved heads.
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East River - Pier 17 - Manhattan - South Street - \[Unloading boats for Fulton fish market.] (1) Pier 17 East River, east side of South Street. The view shows fishing boats unloading for the Fulton Fish Market. About 1923. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, at a later date, and at a slightly different angle. Augst 20, 1925. P. L. Sperr.
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East River - Pier 17 - Manhattan - South Street - \[Unloading boats for Fulton fish market.] (1) Pier 17 East River, east side of South Street. The view shows fishing boats unloading for the Fulton Fish Market. About 1923. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, at a later date, and at a slightly different angle. Augst 20, 1925. P. L. Sperr.
Pier 17 (Fulton Street Dock)
Changing New York; Fulton Street Dock: Manhattan Skyline The "Mary P. Mosquita", a trawling vessel, at Pier 17. In the background the chimney of the New York Steam Corporation at 130 John Street is visible, as well as the tallest buildings of the Financial District (from left to right): Farmers Trust, 60 Wall Tower, Bank of Manhattane, 116 John Street and 111 John Street.
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Infant Patients in Hammocks Four babies rest in hammocks hung from metal frames on The Floating Hospital. This object consists of two photographs cut into a diamond shape and placed next to one another to form a diptych.
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\[Looking south over the East River from South Street Seaport toward Brooklyn.]
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\[Looking south over the East River from South Street Seaport toward Brooklyn.]
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\[Looking south over the East River from South Street Seaport toward Brooklyn.]
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\[Looking south over the East River from South Street Seaport toward Brooklyn.]
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\[Tugboat and the vessels Robert Fulton and Lettie G. Howard docked at piers 15-17 in the South Street Seaport.]
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\["Robert Fulton" and "Wavertree" at dock south of Schermerhorn Row.]
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\[Looking south from Pier 17, South Street Seaport.] The Titanic Memorial Lighthouse can be seen in the foreground, prior to its installation at Titanic Memorial Park in 1976.
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\[Peking docked at the South Street Seaport.]
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\[South Street Seaport Museum.]
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\[The ships Peking and Wavertree docked at piers 15-17 in the South Street Seaport.]
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\[Looking southwest toward Piers 15-17 at the South Street Seaport and the skyscrapers of Lower Manhattan.]
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\[The ships Peking and Wavertree docked at piers 15-17 in the South Street Seaport.]
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\[South Street Seaport Museum.]
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\[South Street Seaport.]
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"American Line" Docks; Foot of Fulton Street. New York.
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